Chapter 17 Summary

Ronny lets Bill in through the window and ties his legs and arms. He works out on his weights as Bill and Teri watch him. They eat their McDonald's breakfast. The kid is crying every now and then, but he doesn't seem to realize that something is wrong with his family. Around lunchtime, Ronny demands Burger King food and the FBI delivers it to him. He puts on the crown that comes with the meals, and looks ridiculous still waving his gun around with the crown on his head.

Teri is quiet, and Bill thinks that she looks as if she has accepted that she will die there that day. She asks to go to the bathroom and Ronny reluctantly lets her go down the hall. He holds the gun to the kid's head until she comes back. Bill lets Ronny know that...